The open archive is the digital repository for scientific publications and records at the University of Geneva.

The archive was developed as a way to collect, preserve, and make UNIGE professors’ and researchers’ work more accessible to the community. You can read scientific publications such as books, scientific articles, PhD dissertations, etc.

Use the advanced search feature and the website’s menus for easy access to all of the publications in the archive.

Documents published in the UNIGE open archive are protected under Swiss copyright law.

You are...

• A guest or visitor.
• A UNIGE staff member or student.

You'll need...

• An ISIs account for restricted access documents.

Terms & conditions

• Terms of Service
• Charter of use of digital resources
• Terms of access to digital resources

• You must obtain permission from the author before using all or part of a publication unless it is for private use (see art. 19.1(a) of the Swiss Federal Copyright Act for a definition of “private use”). Copyright infringement is punishable by law.

Using the service

• Open archive website

Outages, bugs and other issues

• To report an issue, please contact the open archive team (e-mail)
• If your problem is not resolved, contact the IT Service Desk (CAD)